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Texas Art Teacher Certification Exam

Subjects : teaching, arts
Instructions:
  • Answer 50 questions in 15 minutes.
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1. Joining of two metals above 800F (most common) - the process of joining metal with a filler rod that melts at a temperature below the metal being joined - Uses a molten filler metal to crate joints. Capillary action is required to distribute the fill






2. In lithography - a waxy substance used to draw or paint images on a lithographic stone or plate






3. French Painter - who started his career as a caricaturist - then converted to landscape painting by his early mentor Boudin. From 1890 he concentrated on series of pictures in which he painted the same subject at different times of the day in differe






4. Printing process in which the printing plate that has raised that is rolled with ink to print.






5. Something that supports a sculpture






6. Method of painting in which the colors are mixed with egg yolk or other substances - instead of oil






7. A philosophical doctrine and literary and dramatic movement that insists on the existence of individuals as basic and important. believes that the world is inhernetly meaningless and individuals must find meaning in their literal - concrete existence






8. To raise a relief design on the surface of paper through pressure-raised paper to form image - with or without ink printed






9. Joining small pieces of metal together using molten metal - bonding metals and alloys that melt at temperatures below 840






10. Material used to imbed rings - bracelets - necklaces -etc when making hand-wrought jewelry






11. A porch or entrance to a building consisting of a covered and often columned area - Roman buildings followed this Greek architectural style






12. Enameling technique - used more gold and less color than cloisonne. Starts with thick gold piece - cut tiny troughs wherever want color to be - gold is most prominent in end - rarely has patterns engraved.






13. Network Interface Card; the device that enables a workstation to connect to the network and communicate with other computers.






14. An Italian movement begun shortly before and during WWI. It depicted dynamic movement and stressed the violence and speed of the Machine Age. They advocated revolution and glorified war.(Balla - Severini - Boccioni)






15. Process of smoothing metal surface witha flat or slightly round-faced hammer






16. This technique is so called because its finished prints often resemble watercolors or wash drawings. It is a favorite method of printmakers to achieve a wide range of tonal values. The technique consists of exposing the plate to acid through a layer






17. Incised engraving - the process of printing from engraved plates - a printing process that uses an etched or engraved plate - ex: the plate is smeared with ink and Then wiped clean. The ink left in the recesses is what makes the print.






18. A simple printmaking technique in which ink or paint is appleid to a metal or plastic plate - worked with various tools - and then printed onto paper using a press - roller - or other pressure.






19. Known for his glass sculpture






20. Application of potassium sulphide






21. A fabric-dyeing method which uses wax to coat areas that don't need to be dyed






22. Term used to describe the many degrees of shading between black and white






23. A style of abstractionism popular in the 1960s - modern technique with which a painter creates optical illusions with the use of dazzling patterns - abstract art athat uses geometric shapes and vivid colors to create optical illusions - such as an il






24. Emphasis of this architecture is on the horizontal






25. The threads running from side to side across a fabric; wool






26. Creates blue dye






27. Renowned for paintings and prints






28. Yarn arranged lengthways on a loom and crossed by the woof






29. Technique of shading using dots to control value






30. A structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops






31. Wrought iron - hammered copper - painted tin NOT pewter






32. Shading consisting of multiple crossing lines






33. A plate makes an inked impression on a rubber-blanketed cylinder - which in turn transfers it to the paper






34. Fastening two pieces of metal together by softening with heat and applying pressure - Fusing two pieces of material using a heat process; most commonly used with metal and plastics






35. A water-base paint made with casein (which is a protein precipitated from milk)






36. A coarse - inexpensive - woven fabric; often used for making grain sacks






37. Printmaking where the design is scratched into the steel plate with a hard - steel tool






38. Which emphasized the artist's free expression of emotion - flourished in Germany in the year immediately prior to the outbreak of World War I. Georges Rouault (1871-1958) - a French painter - is regarded as this type of painter. Portrayal of reality






39. Produces a red dye - the chemical name for rust






40. A decorative design made of one material sewn over another






41. A print made using a stencil process in which an image or design is superimposed on a very fine mesh screen and printing ink is squeegeed onto the printing surface through the area of the screen that is not covered by the stencil






42. The amount of light reflected by a hue






43. Term used to visualize a recreation of audio-video






44. A solid screen - covered with icons - at the front of the church - dividing the sanctuary from the body of the building.






45. Processes designed to produce tonal effects






46. An enameling technique in which thin wire partitions-cloisons-are filled with enamel. It is an art form practiced in ancient Byzantium






47. Watercolor with inert white pigment mixed in. Inert pigment is pigment that becomes colorless or virtually colorless paint. In gouache - it serves to make the color opaque - which means it is used at full length - watercolor mixed with a high concent






48. Italian 'light-dark'. The gradation of light and dark values in two-dimensional imagery; especially the illusion of rounded - three-dimensional form created through gradations of light and shade rather than line.






49. An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing - An artistic movement that sought to capture a momentary feel - or impression - of the piece they were drawing






50. Where the revolving door was fully developed